diff --git a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
index a1c23e998f97..8dee16aca421 100644
--- a/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
+++ b/drivers/s390/net/qeth_l3_main.c
@@ -2114,7 +2114,7 @@ static netdev_features_t qeth_l3_osa_features_check(struct sk_buff *skb,
 						    struct net_device *dev,
 						    netdev_features_t features)
 {
-	if (qeth_get_ip_version(skb) != 4)
+	if (vlan_get_protocol(skb) != htons(ETH_P_IP))
 		features &= ~NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_CTAG_TX;
 	return qeth_features_check(skb, dev, features);
 }